As beer sickness was a widespread problem, Carlsberg decided to give its unique pure yeast away for free to other breweries around the world. Today, most lager beers in the world originate from that pure yeast discovery, including major international brands.
A project by Carlsberg Foundation
In the old days, brewing beer was an unpredictable process that often resulted in undrinkable beer due to a widespread phenomenon called “beer sickness”. However, in 1883, Carlsberg were the first to purify yeast. This groundbreaking discovery made it possible to make quality beer from every brew.
A project by Carlsberg Foundation
The Carlsberg Laboratory is home to some of the most extraordinary inventions of the past century, ranging from Professor Dr. Emil Chr. Hansen’s method of purifying yeast to the development of the pH scale, the concept of protein structures and the characterization of enzymes that now enable low temperature clothes laundering.
A project by Carlsberg Foundation